Bonus Sample: Giving Up the Gun

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.0 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

After becoming global leaders in gun manufacturing in the 16th century, Japan banished all guns from their country for two centuries. How did this happen? And what were the results? Well, even today, the nation of 127 million experiences under 10 gun deaths every year. Derek looks back at this period in history to find out what happens when a society seems to move backward when in reality progress is made. He also looks at the psychology of warfare while noting that as bad as society can become, nothing is inevitable. Show NotesGiving Up the Gun: Japan's Reversion to the Sword, 1543-1879The demographics of gun ownershipAmerica's gun culture - in seven chartsPacky McCormick: OptimismJapan has almost completely eliminated gun deaths — here's howA Terrible Love of War: James HillmanWar is a Force That Gives Us Meaning: Chris HedgesTribe: Sebastian Junger -- -- --Support us on PatreonPre-order Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat: America | Canada Follow us on Instagram | Twitter: Derek | Matthew | JulianOriginal music by EarthRise SoundSystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Glassbox Media Podcast.
0:11.0	Hello, Conspirituality Podcast listeners.
0:13.0	Welcome to a sample of a Patreon bonus episode.
0:17.0	We release these every week for our subscribers.
0:20.0	They're usually solo essays from our team.
0:22.0	It costs $5 a month for access
0:25.0	and the support helps to keep us
0:27.0	at free and editorially independent.
0:30.0	You can sign up at patreon.com
0:33.0	backslashconspirituality.
0:35.0	Thank you.
0:38.0	Nothing about this is normal.
0:41.0	I read this question constantly on social media,
0:44.0	mostly from international listeners of this podcast.
0:48.0	What is going on in America?
0:51.0	Of course, this is a recurring theme
0:53.0	and there's much to celebrate about this country.
0:56.0	We've exported jazz, rock, and hip hop globally.
1:00.0	Hollywood is one of the most influential mediums on the planet
1:03.0	for better and worse.
1:05.0	But y'all aren't willing to import
1:07.0	our strange, erotic fetishizing of guns.
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